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Thiruvananthapuram: After Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan demanded that the nine Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of various Kerala Universities resign before 11.30 am on Monday, the nine Vice Chancellors have refused to accept the demand and instead have approached the Kerala High Court against the Kerala Governor’s directive. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan is the Chancellor of the Universities.
In an unprecedented move, the Kerala Governor had on Sunday directed the nine Vice Chancellors of the state to resign from their respective posts and issued the directive on the basis of the Supreme Court (SC) verdict directing the Kerala Technical University Vice Chancellor to demit office due to discrepancies in the selection process.
The order of the Governor came as a shock to the Left-front government. In a press conference on Monday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that there was no need for the Vice Chancellors to resign adding that the Governor will have to face the mass uprising against him in the state.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan demanded the resignation of nine Vice-Chancellors after the Supreme Court ruled that the appointments were not in accordance with the rules of the University Grants Commission (UGC). Earlier, the SC bench ruled that instead of handing over a panel of names to the chancellor only one person’s name was provided which is against UGC law.
He has asked the Vice Chancellors of Kerala University, M G University, Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat), Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kannur University, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, University of Calicut and Thunchath Ezhuthachan University resign from their posts.
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